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Changes in Officers7769RHYTHM CO.,LTD.Electrical Equipment and Precision Instruments

Notice Regarding Changes in Directors, Executive Officers, Representatives of Affiliated Companies and Personnel

The Company will change the responsibilities and status of its executive officers and make personnel changes at the department-head level effective 1 April 2026, and change the composition of the Board of Directors effective 24 June 2026. The Chair of the Board will leave office. Among the Audit & Supervisory Committee members, 1 outside director will leave office and 1 new member will be appointed. The position of Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer will also be newly established.

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Who is moving to which position

Resolved 24 March 2026

Incoming appointee

3 items
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 24 June 2026, subject to the election of directors at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, approval at the subsequent Board of Directors meeting, and consent from the Audit & Supervisory Committee. Certain executive officer and personnel changes will take effect on 1 April 2026, while changes in the representatives of affiliated companies will take effect on 28 May 2026 and 1 June 2026.
Kadota Satoko (門田 聡子)
Previous positionOutside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of 株式会社キュア・アップ; Representative of 門田会計事務所
New positionDirector (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member)
Tanino Osamu (谷野 修)
Previous positionGeneral Manager of the Product Development Department
New positionExecutive Officer and General Manager of the Product Development Department
Aizawa Tatsuya (相澤 竜也)
Previous positionDirector and Executive Officer, General Manager of the Administration Division and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department
New positionDirector, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of the Administration Division and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department

Departing officer

3 items
Date of departureEffective 24 June 2026: Hirata Hiromi (平田 博美) and Suzuki Kinya (鈴木 欽哉). Effective 1 April 2026: Saito Ryudo (西塔 隆導).
Hirata Hiromi (平田 博美)Next role stated
Former PositionChairman of the Board
New positionRetirement
Suzuki Kinya (鈴木 欽哉)Next role stated
Former PositionDirector (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) (Outside)
New positionRetirement
Saito Ryudo (西塔 隆導)Next role stated
Former PositionExecutive Officer and General Manager of the Household Goods Sales Department, Sales Division
New positionRetirement

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Whether the incumbent will remain in office (whether they will retain their position)

Hirata Hiromi (平田博美) will remain Chair of the Board of Directors in the officer structure effective 1 April 2026, but will leave office effective 24 June 2026. Suzuki Kinya (鈴木欽哉) and Saito Ryudo (西塔隆導) will leave office.

Directors after the change9Number
Shareholders’ meeting approvalRequired. The election of directors will be submitted for approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 24 June 2026.
Who is moving to which position
ItemDetails
Resolution date24 March 2026
Scheduled Appointment DateEffective 24 June 2026, subject to the election of directors at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, approval at the subsequent Board of Directors meeting, and consent from the Audit & Supervisory Committee. Certain executive officer and personnel changes will take effect on 1 April 2026, while changes in the representatives of affiliated companies will take effect on 28 May 2026 and 1 June 2026.
Date of departureEffective 24 June 2026: Hirata Hiromi (平田 博美) and Suzuki Kinya (鈴木 欽哉). Effective 1 April 2026: Saito Ryudo (西塔 隆導).
Name of appointeeKadota Satoko (門田 聡子), Tanino Osamu (谷野 修), Aizawa Tatsuya (相澤 竜也)
Appointee's new positionDirector (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member), Executive Officer and General Manager of the Product Development Department, Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of the Administration Division and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department
Appointee's previous positionOutside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of 株式会社キュア・アップ; Representative of 門田会計事務所, General Manager of the Product Development Department, Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of the Administration Division and General Manager of the Corporate Planning Department
Name of departing officerHirata Hiromi (平田 博美), Suzuki Kinya (鈴木 欽哉), Saito Ryudo (西塔 隆導)
Former position of departing officerChairman of the Board, Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) (Outside), Executive Officer and General Manager of the Household Goods Sales Department, Sales Division
New position of departing officerRetirement, Retirement, Retirement
Whether the incumbent will remain in officeHirata Hiromi (平田博美) will remain Chair of the Board of Directors in the officer structure effective 1 April 2026, but will leave office effective 24 June 2026. Suzuki Kinya (鈴木欽哉) and Saito Ryudo (西塔隆導) will leave office.
Number of directors after the change9 (including 4 outside directors)
Subject to Approval by the General Meeting of ShareholdersRequired. The election of directors will be submitted for approval at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for 24 June 2026.
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Appointee's date of birthYear the appointee joined the CompanyNumber of shares held by the appointeeReason for departureReason for changeReasons for appointmentFiling as an independent officerDetails of organizational changesChange in Corporate Governance Structure

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